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December 2025 Newsletter
Check out this month’s It’s Happening In Leominster newsletter! You can view it here on the city website, download it or pick up hard copies at City Hall.
Santa mailbox up in Fitchburg
FITCHBURG — Postal worker Kristy Tedeschi has been quietly working behind the scenes over the last several years as one of Santa’s special helpers, getting hundreds of letters written by children to and from the North Pole every holiday season. The city native who has lived in Leominster since 2014 has been working at the […]
Gardner man sentenced to life in prison for 2017 murder
WORCESTER — On Tuesday, 40-year-old Matthew J. Vanier, of Gardner, was sentenced to serve life in prison without the possibility of parole for the murder and robbery of 56-year-old Randy S. Vaillancourt, of Gardner, according to Worcester County District Attorney Joseph D. Early, Jr. On Nov. 13, 2025, a Worcester County Superior Court jury found […]
Boston skyline’s iconic CITGO sign will soon be moved and rebuilt
The Boston skyline’s iconic CITGO sign will soon be moved and reconstructed as part of the final phase of the One Kenmore Square redevelopment on Beacon Street, project and company leadership who brokered a deal to restore it said.
Ayer woman convicted of animal cruelty after police seize 162 animals, find dead livestock
AYER — A 78-year-old Ayer woman has been convicted of 30 counts of animal cruelty after authorities seized 162 animals and discovered several dead animals on her Taft Street property last year.
